Article published October 07, 2006
3 counties move closer to tracing cell phone calls
Wood, Hancock, and Sandusky counties moved a step closer this week to changes that will allow emergency operators to see on a computer screen the exact location of callers dialing 911 from a mobile phone.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved the counties’ plans to enhance their 911 services.
The money comes from a tax of 32 cents a month that is levied on every mobile phone number in Ohio. Those funds are released to counties when state regulators approve their plan for enhanced service.
The enhanced service will allow emergency operators answering a call from a mobile phone to tell where the caller is. Now, operators in most Ohio counties can see only the phone number and the cell tower that is picking up the mobile phone call.
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